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A New Narrative On Ukraine As Europe Unravels? – Bill Blain

“When Italy tells you it is irrevocably committed to the relationship, it’s time to hire divorce lawyers..” May markets are finishing on a dead-cat bounce – things could get more unstable through June. The outcomes in Ukraine are looking less favourable, and Europe will struggle with sanctions. The weakest link is unsurprisingly Italy. A bigger […]

COVID-19 Turned Governments Into Authoritarian Regimes – Eric Boehm

The COVID-19 pandemic is contributing to a significant decline in democratic values across the globe as many countries have taken aggressive and authoritarian steps to attempt to curb the virus. If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past two years, that’s probably not much of a surprise. Still, a new report from […]

Gaddafi Warned Them. Now The EU Is Living Out His Grim Prophecy – Tamara Ryzhenkova

Europe is trying to solve migration problems of their own making by shifting the burden to Africa The migration crisis on Europe’s southern borders has been brewing for decades. Today, it has reached a breaking point. In a bid to halt the flow of refugees, the EU is increasingly shifting responsibility to third countries – […]